The United States, Japan and South Korea have warned that any arms exports from North Korea to Russia would directly violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions, including resolutions that Russia itself voted to adopt.
The U.S. and its two strongest allies in Asia made the warning in apparent concerns over North Korea's possible arming of Russia to strengthen its war against Ukraine.
The visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly spent more than five hours together during a tour of the Vostochny Cosmodrome, a space launch center in the Russian Far East. It was followed by Kim's visit at a warplane manufacturing plant in the region on Friday, according to Russian state media.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.